Some 4.8 million Paraguayans are called this Sunday, April 30, to elect president, vice-president, deputies, senators, and 17 provincial governors. The election could end seven decades of hegemony by the large conservative Colorado party.
The mood of the country has also been clouded with the assassination in 2022 of Marcelo Pecci, a respected prosecutor in the fight against drug trafficking and money laundering. The result will be known Sunday with the result to be made known this Sunday.